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    Now Is Podcast

    A collection of music interviews with a strong focus on Chicago. For the time being the format is to play tunes for the musicians, without telling them what they are about to hear, and see what they have to say. For the time being it's hosted by Ben Remsen. Anything could change in the future.
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    Episodes (29)

    Now Is Hamid Drake

    Now Is Hamid Drake

    On April 16, 2017, Ben Remsen, Hamid Drake, and Christina Brakebill spent a couple hours in the latter's living room in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Hamid's work.

    To find out more about Hamid, what he's done and what he's doing, google him because he doesn't have a website.

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    Now Is Now Is on WNUR

    Now Is Now Is on WNUR

    On May 9, 2017, Ben Remsen spend a couple hours on the Mid-day Mixtape show on WNUR, on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, IL, chatting with DJ Lou Berkman about the podcast, listening to clips of previous episodes, and touching briefly on the series he's been programming for his actual job.

    Find out more about WNUR at wnur.org or listen to it at 89.3 FM in the Evanston and Chicago area.

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    Now Is Option: Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, and Andrew Clinkman

    Now Is Option: Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, and Andrew Clinkman

    On September 29, 2016, Ben Remsen, Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, and Andrew Clinkman spent a couple hours in the Ben's livingroom in Rogers Park, Chicago, listening to music recorded at the Option series at Experimental Sound Studios.

    Ken, Tim, and Andrew program that series and are currently raising funds to continue to do so. Go to bit.ly/ess_kyoo to help out.

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    All music recorded live at Experimental Sound Studio as part of the Option series between June 2015 and August 2016.